Today, a patient was late for a psychiatry appointment, after having missed his previous two. I am the medical student on the team that was supposed to do his assessment. I said, "You snooze, you lose." Everyone stopped and looked at me. Apparently, he missed them because he has narcolepsy. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, after countless nights of no sleep and only some spontaneous naps, I was finally seeing a sleeping doctor to analyze the problem. I missed the appointment because I ended up sleeping through my alarm after not being able to sleep at all last night. FML
Today, after I'd finally decided to see a doctor about my anxiety and insomnia, I was so nervous about what the doctor would think of me that I had anxiety attacks that kept me from sleeping a wink all night. I ended up oversleeping and missing the appointment I was so nervous about. FML
Today, I got my ass kicked by my boss at work. Why? Because I missed my shift on Saturday, because I slept through my alarms and the phone calls from my co-workers, and I woke up three hours later in a state of panic. This is all because of a medicine I'm on for migraines. FML
Today, I went to a job interview. The person giving me my interview was late, and while waiting for them I fell asleep. When they arrived, they didn't even bother interviewing me because they thought I was irresponsible since I fell asleep because they were late. FML
Today, I was told I have narcolepsy, and I've it for a year and a half. When asked why I didn't go to a doctor before, I answered that I'd always assumed it was a normal adult thing to fall asleep randomly because of how everyone says they're always exhausted. Apparently not. FML
Today, my boyfriend had an appointment he had to wait months for, after he finally agreed to try to figure out what's making him so tired all the time. He slept through it. FML
Today, I had the class clown of my preschoolers oversleep our daily 15-minute nap. Not wanting to spare any more class time on his disrupting jokes, I let the headache sleep. After another 10 minutes we called an ambulance. He had a stroke. FML
Today, I discovered I have narcolepsy. During a driving test. FML
Today, I'm doing the school run. I went to bed early and took a sleeping pill for my insomnia so I could be productive. Even if I could sleep past my partner snoring like a cave bear with sinus infection, it turns out that my sleeping pills make me hyper. The next person who says ADHD is fun is getting slapped. FML
Today, I set practically ten alarms because I absolutely could not oversleep for an important appointment. I woke up two hours early, panicked that I'd missed it, and couldn't fall back asleep. I spent the entire appointment looking like I hadn't slept at all. FML
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Top comments
Lia_Mackenzie 4
Yeeeeeeeeaaaaahh, you're the kind of person I fear achieving a medical degree. ...You DO know you're allowed to read (and pay attention to) the case files...right?
juche 3
Wow, next time, read the patient's chart before going to meet with him. If we nursing students can do it, surely you medical students can do it too.
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Comments (148)
kev08326 1
lmfao!
adrifter 0
Smooth move, genius.
My2864 1
narcolepsy win together with tourettes the most funniest decease i mean it sucks but its hilarious
PEHDEL 0
I call bs on that one
lovely220 0
Wow! What are the odds! You still shouldn't be rude with your patients like that. Had you even considered that there was a legitimate reason for missing those appointments? Be careful next time.
a_pawson9291 0
Well, shame on you! HAHA It was kinda your job to know that this patient was narcaleptic. After all, you should have looked through his file and got acquainted with his med history. Then you wouldn't have put your foot in your mouth. That's why any time I go to the doctor, if they ask me if I mind a student assisting the attending, I say that I'd rather not be treated by a student. It's ok for students to make mistakes, and 9/10 times it can be fixed. But I'm not taking my chances. I'll pay more for a doctor who has finished school, finished residency, and is either an attending, or a full on doctor.
TessaBella 5
I agree with #7
livelobster123 14
Oh, the irony. FYL.
jennifernorvell 7
How is that an fml. How were u suppose to know?
cnyatate 2
That's too funny and sad at the same time !